Radiocabinet



' Feb. 10, 1931.

J. A. STANGER RADIOCABINET Filed Feb. '21. 19:50

2 Sheets-Sheet l A By In venior HHIIIIII Attorney RADIOCABINET FiledFeb. 21. 1930 2 Shuts-Sheet 2 A-Jm Inventor A iiomey Patented Feb. 10,1931 UNITED STATES JULIA A. STANGEB, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK RADIOOABINETApplication filed February 21, 1980. Serial No. 480,351.

The present invention relates to a radio cabinet and has for its primeobject to provide a decorated panel therein with means associatedtherewith so that the panel will 5 be shown in difierent colors.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a cabinet of this nature including a tuning dial having associatedtherewith which will cast differ- 1 cut colored lights on a decorativepanel as the dial is turned and tuned.

With the above and numerous other ob jects in view as will appear as thedescription roceeds, the invention resides in certain 15 move featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a ront elevation of a cabinet embodying thefeatures of my invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough taken substantially on theline 2-2 of Figure 1 Figure 3 is a vertical section taken substantiallyon the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

F igure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 ofFigure 3, i F1 re 5 is a sectional view taken substan- 80 tially on theline 5-5 of Figure 2, and

Figure 6 is an elevation of the tuning dial. Referring to the drawing indetail it will be seen that the letter C denotes a cabinet which may beof any desired shape or formation except for the particular'featureshereinafter pointed out. The front wall 7 of the cabinet C has atranslucent panel 9 mounted therein of a decorative nature as is clearlyillustrated in Figure 1. 40 A wall 10 extends down from the top of thecabinet to the rear of the panel 9 and has a bottom 11 extending acrossto the front wall 7. A partially c lindrical case 12 is fixed to thewall 7 imme iately below the panel 9 in 45 the compartment formed by thewall 10, said compartment being noted by the letter A and this case 12has an opening in the front side thereof registering with an opening 14in the wall 7 and is also provided in the top portion with an opening15.

A d1sk'19 is mounted on the shaft and has i a drum 20 of transparentmaterial mounted thereon. This drum 20 adjacent the disk has markedthereon suitable indicia 21 for tuning purposes, said indicia beingvisible through the opening 14 and it is through this opening 14 thedrum is turned for tuning the radio receiving set.

Strips of different colors are provided on the drum 20'to extendlongitudinally thereof clearly illustrated in Figure 6. An electriclight 25 is mounted on a bracket 26 which extends into the drum 20 andis anchored on the wall 7. It will therefore be seen that whenever theset is turned different rays of light will be projected up through theopening 15 for the purpose of illuminating the panel 9 in differentcolors.

A screen B may be mounted in an opening 30 formed in the lower portionof the Wall 7 for the loud speaker. If desired in the upper portion ofthe compartment A there may be mounted a motor 31. A gear 32 meshes witha pinion 33 on the armature shaft of the motor. A drum 21 of transparentmaterial is mounted on the gear having different stripes of colorsthereon similar to drum 20 and a light 25 is mounted on the wall 7extending into the drum 21'. Therefore when the motor 31 is energizeddifferent colors'will be reflected on to the panel 9 in an intermittentmanner.

The gear 32 is rotatable on a shaft 35 mounted in the walls 7 and 10. Anarcuate bracket 36 extends circumjacent the drum under the same and hasarms 37 anchored to the wall 7.

It is thought that the construction, opera tion, effects and advantagesof the invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detailed description thereof..

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since 1nactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is: I y

In combination with a cabinet includi a wall havin a translucentdecorative pan therein, a rum of transparent material, means forrotatably mounting'the drum, and means for illuminating the drum so thatlight may be reflected therethrough on to the panel, said drum havingstripes of different colors thereon, said drum having an annular seriesof indicia, said wall having an opening throu h which the indicia isvisible and accessibfe for turning the drum, a shaft operativelyconnected with the drum for turning a radio receiving set in thecabinet.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JULIA A. STANGER.

